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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FRIENDS OF THE CONGO.

Totals

Total revenue
$291,634
Total expenses
$272,509
Contributions and grants received
$291,634
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$249,860
Total liabilities, end of year
$247,476
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,384
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$256,540
Management and general expenses
$14,738
Fundraising expenses
$1,231
Program service expenses (Part III)
$256,540

Program services were 94.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,231

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $290,403

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $750 · program services $0 · management and general $750 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $156,033 · program services $154,283 · management and general $1,750

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $899 · program services $899 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,935 · management and general $1,935

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $6,381 · management and general $6,381

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,471 · management and general $1,471

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,717 · program services $4,717

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,063 · program services $1,063

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $347 · management and general $347

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $96,809 · program services $95,578 · management and general $0 · fundraising $1,231

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $2,104 · program services $0 · management and general $2,104 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $208,159 · end of year $40,103

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $209,757

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $0

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $25,000 · end of year $47,754

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $199,900 · end of year $199,722

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year -$16,741 · end of year $2,384

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Raise consciousness about challenges in Congo and support Congolese institutions as they strive to bring about peace and lasting change.

  • Breaking the Silence Congo Week is a week of activities that commemorates the millions of lives lost in the Congo conflict while celebrating the enormous human and natural potential that exists in the country. Communities throughout the globe join in partnership with Congolese each year during the third week of October to screen films, hold teach-ins and forums, organize rallies, host fundraisers, put on concerts, and undertake many other activities to elevate the profile of the Congo throughout the globe.

    Expenses $160,962 · Revenue $160,962

  • Breaking the Silence Speakers Tour (BTS) is a speaking tour conducted by FOTC each year since 2009 which runs from February to July. It mainly occurs in US and Canada but at times our speakers have travelled to Latin America, Europe to discuss the situation in the Congo.

    Expenses $3,850 · Revenue $3,850

  • Congo Ground- In the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the capital city of Goma, Mount Nyiragongo erupted on May 22, 2021. In collaboration with our long-term partner in Goma, Yole!Africa, Friends of the Congo launched a fund-drive campaign to support people in need in North Kivu. We recognize there are many avenues through which you can donate. This campaign is specifically for people who are interested in making a local impact that supports families who are typically ineligible for or unable to access funding from large-scale donors.

    Expenses $91,728 · Revenue $91,728

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Maurice Carney

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $8,000
    From this org
    $8,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Samuel Yagase

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Samuel Livingston

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Carrie Crawford

    Chairperson

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Paul Pumprey

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Lyndon Kwame Wilburg

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202423209349303387

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